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Ask Tom - your travel dilemmas answeredhttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2010/jun/09/ask-tom-china-backpacking
This week: backpacking around China on a budget, a trip to the Channel Islands and how to enjoy Orlando without a car<p><strong>I'm planning a post-university trip, including around eight weeks in China - a fairly wide-ranging trip, not just focusing on Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. I would really appreciate advice on how much money I will need. I am also wondering what internal rail travel is like in China (including cost), or whether flights or buses are sometimes preferable? </strong><br /><strong>Lewis, London</strong></p><p>Although China is not fantastically cheap, you can get by on less than &pound;25 per day. To do this, use cheaper classes of trains or buses, spend less time in big cities where your money doesn't go as far, eat from street stalls and stay in backpacker accommodation like dormitories, hostels or cheap guesthouses, which abound particularly in south-west China. Over eight weeks, this budget would add up to &pound;1,400 spending money, not including flights. If you could get up to &pound;2,000, you'd be able to fund more expensive jaunts like a flight or train to Lhasa in Tibet. I covered the logistics of <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/blog/2010/apr/07/ask-tom-questions-kenya" title="">travelling to Tibet</a> back in April.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2010/jun/09/ask-tom-china-backpacking">Continue reading...</a>TravelChinaChannel IslandsLos AngelesBudget travelBackpackingWed, 09 Jun 2010 11:19:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2010/jun/09/ask-tom-china-backpackingMike McQueen/CorbisThe old city wall of Xian decorated with lanterns and flags. Photograph: Mike McQueen/CorbisMike McQueen/CorbisThe old city wall of Xian decorated with lanterns and flags Photograph: Mike McQueen/CorbisTom Hall2010-06-09T11:19:19Z